Press release HRCP roundtable calls for coalition to defend freedom of expression 19 August 2026, Karachi: At a roundtable convened by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) earlier today, journalists, editors, digital media practitioners, artists, academics and human rights defenders from across Pakistan agreed to establish a broad national alliance to confront the

Press release HRCP calls for independent judicial tribunal into custodial deaths of two women in Lahore 16 August 2026, Lahore: A fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has identified serious inconsistencies surrounding the deaths of two young women, Amina and Anmol, while in police custody at Lahore's Township Police

Press release HRCP calls for accountability as torture persists despite anti-torture law 30 July 2026, Islamabad. Despite the enactment of Pakistan’s anti-torture law in 2022, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment have persisted because of weak implementation, inadequate safeguards and a lack of accountability, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) warned

Press release Civil society calls for withdrawal of Punjab's 'Habitual Offenders' bill 9 July 2026, Lahore. At a round table organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) to debate the proposed Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill 2026, civil society activists, lawyers and journalists observed that the bill would

Press release New report highlights widespread, systemic corruption in the justice system Paris, Lahore, 8 July 2026. A new report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and one of its member organisations, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), details widespread and systemic corruption at all levels of the Pakistani justice system,

Open letter to the Prime Minister on closing the gaps in Pakistan’s anti-torture framework The Honourable Prime Minister Mr Shehbaz Sharif Government of Pakistan 26 June 2026 Excellency: On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) wishes to draw your attention to the prevalence of all

Press release 2026/27 federal budget ignores labour and white-collar workers 23 June 2026, Lahore. At a seminar hosted by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) earlier today, civil society representatives concluded that the 2026/27 ‘austerity’ budget had systematically undermined low-income household welfare, labour protections, and gender equality. Moderating the seminar, economist Dr Fahd

Press release Freedom of expression, rule of law under stress: HRCP launches 2025 report 4 May 2026, Islamabad. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report, State of Human Rights in 2025, documents a year marked by a severe contraction of civic space, the erosion of judicial independence, and deepening insecurity. The report

Press release Shrinking civic space in Punjab signals deepening democratic backsliding Lahore, 27 March 2026. A fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed that the continued shrinking of civic space and systematic curtailment of rights-based NGOs across Punjab is a symptom of the democratic backsliding that Pakistan is

Press release HRCP report calls for high-level judicial inquiry into deaths resulting from CCD operations Lahore, 17 February 2026. A fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has concluded that the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Punjab has adopted a deliberate policy of staged encounters—in many cases resulting in extrajudicial